Hair

Apemen, Barbie dolls, and hairy shoes ... as this documentary demonstrates, hair turns up everywhere — or not, as one man's poignant and matter-of-fact testimony to the horrors of losing it demonstrates. Hair's co-director, artist Judy Darragh, uses her fascination with all-things hirsute as a springboard for wit, thought-provoking theories, and some unusual artwork. She also phones Welsh author Elaine Morgan, who believes our ancestors lost much of their hair thanks to a semi-aquatic past. Producer Fiona Copland joins Darragh as co-director. 

I think we’re all obsessed with our hair — the daily ritualised pruning that we do, and the way in which we spend a lot of our time putting hair on, or ripping it off.

– Judy Darragh

Key Cast & Crew

Donald Duncan

Cinematographer

Stephanie Johnson

Writer

Fiona Copland

Producer, Co-Director

Neill Duncan

Composer

Hal Weston

Narrator

Judy Darragh

Co-Director, Art Director, Subject